On Saturday, July 11th, 2015, Satoru Iwata passed away due to a bile duct growth. Nintendo released a short statement stating their regret at having to inform everyone of the passing of Iwata. Iwata was the fourth President and CEO of Nintendo and has been with Nintendo since the year 2000. Before joining Nintendo Iwata was with HAL Laboratory where some of the games he worked on were Balloon Fight, EarthBound, and the Kirby games.

Starting the day before yesterday you can get a special Emboar with its Hidden Ability. The third and final part of this distribution will be Samurott’s code sometime in February. This small but significant event originally was a Japan-event ONLY but I guess we got lucky this time! These three Pokemon and their corresponding codes will be available until November 30th, 2015. Hit the jump for more information on each Unova Starter and how to receive them!Read more…

Pikachu, Gardevoir, and Suicune will be joining the roster for the future arcade-fighter from Bandai Namco, Pokken Tournament. Yesterday an online series called “Monthly Famitsu Feature” through the Japanese streaming service NicoNico showed approximately an hour demo-play of Pokken Tournament. Only those who have a NicoNico account have gotten footage and posted it online to Youtube. Hit the jump for more information and to see game play!

Starting today get a special Serperior with its Hidden Ability. Next week Emboar’s code will be available, and then Samurott sometime in February. This small but significant event originally was a Japan-event ONLY but I guess we got lucky this time! These three Pokemon and their corresponding codes will be available until November 30th, 2015. Hit the jump for more information on each Unova Starter and how to receive them!Read more…

The latest Competition available for registration UNTIL TOMORROW is the Battle of Hoenn. This short online tournament are Single Battle matches, with all Pokémon set to Lv. 50 using the updated regulations. Qualified participants will receive a Tyrunt with the Sturdy Ability! Hit the jump for more.Read more…

Announced one day before the first Nintendo Direct of the year was a new Pokémon named Hoopa! The Mischief “hoop” Pokémon is making its debut in Pokémon ORAS soon. During the Nintendo Direct on 1.14.2015 the Charizard Amiibo was revealed and a small Pokémon title game was released called Pokémon Shuffle, which seems to be very similar to Pokémon Battle Trozei. Hit the jump for the Nintendo Direct link and Hoopa Youtube video.Read more…

Welcome back to Tactical Tuesdays, where we take a Pokemon every week and attempt to provide an in-depth competitive analysis of it. This week we’re taking a look at Walrein! If you have any questions, comments, or requests, make sure to leave them below.

After a break for the holidays and a brand new year, we’re getting back to Tactical Tuesdays, where we take a Pokemon every week and attempt to provide an in-depth competitive analysis of it. This week we’re taking a look at the fan-favorite Flygon! If you have any questions, comments, or requests, make sure to leave them below.

The 2015 Pokémon World Championship Series has been announced! For this tournament all main event matches will be standard Double Battles played on Pokémon Omega Ruby and/or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. Most Pokemon on the National Pokedex are permitted (including many Legendary Pokémon). Starting January 1, 2015 until the next update, the format, rules, and regulations for the 2015 Pokémon Video Game Play will be inducted for the 2015 Pokémon World Championships next August for 3 days in Boston, Massachusetts (USA).Read more…

Welcome back to Tactical Tuesdays, where we take a Pokemon every week and attempt to provide an in-depth competitive analysis of it. This week, we’re continuing our coverage of all three Hoenn starters by looking into Swampert! With a new set of games comes a brand new set of Tutor moves, so we’ll start using those right away. If you have any comments, questions, or requests, please leave them below.

Today is a big day! ORAS is finally released, two special 2DS models are up for grabs, there are Shiny Beldums about, and Super Smash for the WiiU is here. Massive amount of additional information and pictures inside.Read more…

Welcome back to Tactical Tuesdays, where we take a Pokemon every week and attempt to provide an in-depth competitive analysis of it. This week, we’re continuing our coverage of all three Hoenn starters by looking into Blaziken! So hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen, because, for the first time, we’re about to dip our toes into the ferocious waters known as the Uber tier. If you have any comments, questions, or requests, please leave them below.